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Hi,here come my new themes!The Round 3D series
Support Devices: all keyboard devices from OS5~OS7
Round One:
Buy 3D Round One - Download 3D Round One - Buy Themes from BlackBerry App World
Round Two:
Buy 3D Round Two - Download 3D Round Two - Buy Themes from BlackBerry App World
Round Three:
Buy 3D Round Three - Download 3D Round Three - Buy Themes from BlackBerry App World
Please leave a review or 5 stars if you like it, it will help me a lot ,thanks
For suggestion and complainment, please send to theme.almostdone#gmail.com, I can't send reply to these reviews.
Main Features:
1. OS5 icons on Round One,OS6 icons on Round Two, OS7 icons on Round Three
2. 6 icons in the homescreen with animated 3D layout(user-defined)
3. One weather Slot(Under English Input: +/- = show/hide)
4. Pefect Asia language support
5. Extra hotkeys:
w=manage connections;
$=sms($ key must set to US dollar)
+/-=show/hide weather slot
Here's some screenshots:
Round One
Round Two
Round Three
One thing OS7 users have to know before you purchase or rate it:
All app in the folders(game,media,im .etc) will be invisible, it's a bug caused by themebuilder, and these's nothing I can do until RIM release an official themebulider for OS7.
You can move the apps to the homescreen folder or use hotkey,universalsearch,or software like quicklauncher to launch them.


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The American Fyre Designs Grand Petite Cordova Ventless Outdoor Fireplace will make a grand statement when installed in your outdoor living area. Providing modern ingenuity to your backyard living space, this fireplace is a work of masonry art. Raising the outdoor room to a new standard of domestic charm, this fireplace combines tested indoor styles with outdoor originality.
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This fireplace is Ventless and has two panels - one at the top and one at the bottom - to block any venting. The burner selections that are available will fit this design and will push all the heat out of the front of your firebox so the heat won't be lost through the chimney!
Please Note: this unit is non-convertible from Ventless to vented - the refractory panels are permanently installed.

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Australia Post asks us to inform the designated operators of UPU member countries that, beginning on 27 March, weather warnings have been issued across North Queensland (postcodes 4740, 4741. 4750, 4751, and 4798 to 4820). Heavy rainfall is forecast, leading to flash flooding. This will affect the collection and delivery of all mail products.
Australia Post thanks all designated operators for their understanding and will update them once the situation has returned to normal.


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Talk about a good weight gain. Little-known Arena Pharmaceuticals just got a big boost from the FDA, which gave its stamp of approval on the company's weight loss drug, known as Belviq.
The news sent shares of Arena (ARNA) surging 35%, giving it a year-to-date gain of a whopping 428%. Not bad for a company that not many mainstream folks have heard of. That could be good news for Vivus (VVUS), which is hoping to get its own weight loss drug approved later this month.
Obesity is a huge (no pun intended) problem and Belviq is the first prescription weight-loss drug to get FDA approval in 13 years. Abbott Labs (ABT) pulled its weight loss drug Meridia last year, at the FDA's request, due to increased risks of heart attack and stroke.
CNN.com's The Chart blog: More on FDA approval of Belviq
Fighting the obesity epidemic has been a hallmark of First Lady Michelle Obama's physical fitness campaign. And let's not forget New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who pushed for banning trans fats from restaurants and most recently turned his attention to sugary drinks larger than 16 ounces.
Of course, what's good for one (or two) companies, is of course not always good for others. Shares of Weight Watchers (WTW) slid to a new 52-week low, although Nutrisystem (NTRI) managed to step higher.
Belviq is supposed to be used in conjunction with a low calorie diet and exercise program. It's also targeted toward people who have related so-called comorbid conditions like hypertension or Type 2 diabetes.
"The FDA approval of belviq is an important development for patients who struggle with obesity or are overweight with comorbidities and need help with chronic weight management beyond diet and exercise," said Arena CEO Jack Lief.
Surprisingly, or not, the list of common side effects isn't too chilling... nausea, dizziness, fatigue, headache and, of course, constipation.
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Konerko defends Quentin's actions vs. Greinke
CLEVELAND -- Paul Konerko was not surprised by the actions of Carlos Quentin on Thursday night, when the Padres outfielder charged the mound after Dodgers starter Zack Greinke hit him with a 3-2 pitch in the left arm, resulting in an on-field scrum and a broken left collarbone for the pitcher.
As a Quentin teammate from 2008-11, Konerko knows the back story involving these two individuals and understands Quentin's actions.
"I think like [Quentin] said, if you know the history and you know the pieces of the puzzle, it kind of all makes sense," said Konerko, speaking before the White Sox series opener in Cleveland. "So, you know, hopefully the people out there don't look at it as an isolated event like it was something that just happened last night.
"When you put all the pieces together, I think you find yourself being on Carlos' side a little bit more when you start seeing, and it's not just … . I think it was three hit by pitches, but if you watch the games I've watched, [Greinke] probably had more than five pitches that have gone over [Quentin's] head. So at some point, it's going to be the last straw, and that's what happened.
Greinke hitting Quentin Thursday night represented the third time that has happened in their individual battles. Greinke also has hit nine White Sox hitters in 635 plate appearances, representing his highest total for any one team.
As Konerko pointed out, Greinke is known for his control, so the first baseman believes when a talented hurler with such pinpoint accuracy has that many pitches get away, a hitter starts to take notice -- and so should others. It was also pointed out to the White Sox captain that Quentin has been hit 116 times in his career, but Thursday represented the first time he has charged the mound.
"So what does that tell you?" Konerko said. "It tells you [Quentin] knows the game and he knows he's on top of the plate. He knows he doesn't move a lot. So if I heard that, it would be just more evidence of this is something more than just getting hit on a 3-2 pitch that got away. Greinke has well above average control. Some would say maybe the best control in the game.
"Again, with the games I've saw, last night, which incidentally last night's might have gotten away from him a little bit. I don't know if he meant to do that or not. But take into account all the other ones, and again when you are talking about someone who has the best control in the game, and just got [$147] million bucks, and a lot of that is because of his control. There's got to be more there when balls are getting away that much.
"If he lets one go up in there and it breaks Carlos' hand, they would just say, 'Hey, that got away from him,'" Konerko said. "That's part of the game. Throwing up in there time and time again and having somebody run out there and break your collarbone, that's part of the game as well, because, again, hitters get hit up in there a lot and that's just coined as part of the game."
Konerko depicted Quentin as a tough player who comes ready to play and played through injuries during his time with the White Sox. Konerko already held Quentin in high esteem, regardless of his Thursday response to Greinke.
"It comes to you get pushed and pushed and you get hit [116] times in your career, and you've never charged?" Konerko said. "To me, that speaks more volumes than anything. Why do you charge on just one? Do your homework and figure it out.
"I'm definitely sticking up for Carlos, flat-out, because, again, it takes one fastball up in there to break a bone and give you a concussion, whatever. Your season is over. It just gets chalked up as it got away.
"How many times can you let a ball get away from somebody before you go do something? I guess that many. There it is. At some point, you have to put your foot down, and that's what you saw happen there."


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With Breaking Bad season three hitting DVD and Blu-ray next week and season four starting next month, I was able to get on the phone with Bryan Cranston earlier today to talk about the amazing series. As most of you know, the show's about a brilliant high school chemistry teacher that finds out he's dying. To help provide for his family after he's gone and also to pay for medical treatment, he gets into cooking crystal meth. The past three seasons has seen Cranston's character slowly become another person, and it's been an amazing ride. Trust me, this is a show you should be watching and Cranston's work is amazing. That's probably why he won a few Emmys for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series.
During our conversation, Cranston talked about his take on the first three seasons and what's coming up on season four. He also talked about the level of difficulty in starting up again after a year between seasons, his preference between knowing the entire season's storyline in advance or sticking to one script at a time, and the possibility of Breaking Bad mini episodes (he says no). Cranston went on to discuss other film projects like The Lincoln Lawyer, director Nicolas Winding Refn's Drive, Rock of Ages, Larry Crowne, and Len Wiseman's Total Recall. Hit the jump to either read or listen to the interview.
As most of you know, Total Recall just started filming, and while Cranston hasn't yet been in front of the cameras, he did tell me how his Cohaagen compare to the "original" Cohaagen (from Schwarzenegger's Total Recall). He said:
"I took a different path as you will see. My path was that the Hauser character – the man I knew before his memory was erased – I am so fond of. He is a protégé of mine and I love this kid. To me, to find him and to capture him was about trying to restrain an unruly teenager of mine. I have no intention of causing him any long term damage, but he needs to be punished. He is acting out. I have to find him and give him some tough love. So that was my whole point. It is that I love him and I want to protect him at all costs, but he is just testing me. He is being challenging like a teenager would be. That is my whole approach to it as opposed to the "I want him dead!" kind of feeling. I want him alive and when it gets to a point where that might not be possible it breaks my heart."
Here's the full interview. As usual, you can click here to listen to our conversation. Breaking Bad: The Complete Third Season hits DVD and Blu-ray June 7. The 4th season starts July 17 on AMC.
Collider: Are you up in Toronto right now (where Total Recall is filming)?
Bryan Cranston: No, I am in Albuquerque. We have about 10 more days of shooting of Season 4.
Interesting. I thought you might be up in Toronto already.
BC: I was there this weekend for some camera tests, wardrobe, make up, and those sort of things. You know, just to acquaint, meet up, talk about the character a little bit, and do some of that work. Then I came back here. So we are all ready to go. It's going to be fun to go up there and shoot Total Recall. Len Wiseman is a great guy and I met Colin Farrell. He is just a charming guy. I watched a scene that he was shooting that day and it was like, "Boy, the camera loves that man."
Yes it does, but the camera also treats you very well. I don't think that you are doing too bad right now.
BC: [laughs] No, life is good.
I was researching you earlier today while getting ready or this interview and do you sort of feel like with what is going on right now that you've won some sort of lottery?
BC: I think if you believe in past lives, I must have been an extremely deprived being. I must have been mistreated, beaten, and forced into indentured servitude because this life has just been phenomenal. I don't know and I don't know why. I think, and I mean this sincerely, I was raised humbly. We were a lower middle income family and a household that was scrimping by at times. We were watching the dollar, stretching the dollar, and coupons. It was all those things. That was my life as a kid and because of that most kids from that real blue collar upbringing can't develop a sense of entitlement. There is just no way because you are living from day to day. So I take that blue collar work into my life as an adult. All of these things come to me like these opportunities, financial securities, and artistic awards. I'm thinking, "Wow!" Every time it happens I'm thinking, "I won again?! Unbelievable!" So I don't expect it. I'm certainly appreciative of it, but I just don't have that sense of entitlement. I don't think life owes me anything and the business doesn't owe me anything. The only way to approach it is by working hard and loving what you do. If you do that and have faith, maybe you will get lucky. I mean that sincerely and specifically. I truly believe that no professional career in the arts is capable without a healthy dose of luck.
I have a lot of friends in the arts and I completely agree. With season 3 of Breaking Bad getting ready to come out on Blu-ray/DVD and season 4 getting ready to start airing next month. Can you talk about what you take away when you look back on the 3 seasons? How does the future hold as far as the way you look at everything?
BC: Well, you look at this way. The first season was all about the decision. Here is where you were introduced to this man, this man's life, this man's plight, his limited decision, and he makes this decision. The second season was "Oh, so this plan isn't so simple? There is a ripple affect and the ramifications from this decision. Aha!" The third season was that there was no more fooling yourself. That you have to embrace the fact that you have some criminal intentions and you better wise up and get a little street cred going or you are going to lose your life. For a bright man he was naïve in many different ways. So he had to embrace how to be a criminal, you know? "Being a Criminal for Dummies" – he read that book. Season 4 now opens it up. It had to be and it is justifiable. It starts out in season 1 with this single man with this dilemma. Here is the condition and then it's like a spring. All of a sudden now it's a twig, now you have a bush, and now it is a tree. The breadth of the story had to expand to introduce toes that he is stepping on like the cartel and all of these new characters. The involvement gets more complicated. It has to grow. So now there are new shoots from this one tree that are all around. As promised, this man's life is getting more and more complicated and not simplified. So his simple plan is anything but. It just gets darker and deeper. You used to say that he was on his way to this new persona, but he is here. It's just the fact that he needs to truly embrace who he is and what he is capable of in order to survive.
Totally. I don't want to say anything specifically for people that haven't see it, but the last season ended in such way that you were on the cusp of being right there. With so much time between seasons 3 and 4, how was it like getting back into Walter's head as an actor or was it an immediate thing where you can just flip a switch?
BC: It is like a switch. My switch, like for most actors, is reading the first script. It's like, "Oh, yeah. This is familiar." even though its been an year. It was a year since we ended season 3 and started season 4 in production. It is. You read it and go, "I remember this guy." Then when you get to work and I put on the wallabees, the khakis, the shirt, and the glasses. I shave my head and goatee and I go, "Oh, yeah. Ok." It's like slipping on familiar clothes. I was going to say comfortable, but Walt's life is anything but comfortable.
Vince Gilligan had a lot of time to create and arch out this season with production being put on hold until January or February of this year. How much did you know about the full arch of season 4 or do you like going one script at a time?
BC: The later. The scripts are available to read in advance, but I found them to only confuse the character because this story is such a journey of twists and turns with unexpected surprises and things. It wasn't helpful for me to be too full on in advance to what we were shooting. Then I have it in my head that "but I already saw him or I met him already, right? 'No, that is the next episode where you meet him. Now, you've just heard of him.' Oh, right. So the name is not familiar yet." It's all of these things that you can get confused. Walt doesn't know what is going to happen to him in the next hour let alone the next day, week, or year. So with that in mind, it was more helpful to me to be surprised and only know what I know as the character from week to week.
There was a lot of talk there was going to be some mini episodes coming out before season 4 starts. Is that still the plan? Did you film some?
BC: No. That was my big mouth blabbering all over last year when the question was, "Well, it is going to be a long time between seasons." and I go "Yeah. It would be great to have mini episodes…" I had that idea and I pitched it to Vince and to Sony and everybody was going, "Yeah! We like that idea." So then people were asking me about it and I was saying, "Yeah. What we are going to do…" because I think liking the idea means "Ok. Let's do it." You know, I like the Maserati. Am I going to get the Maserati? No. So I learned my lesson there because we then had to put out some fires. It was an idea and we all liked the idea. But it was tough especially on the writers because they would want to write it and have control over that because it is content. They are so deeply involved in the actual story that they couldn't just break away and focus their attention on these little mini episodes that were a concept and an idea. Perhaps now with more of a lead we might be able to do that, but it might not be necessary now. We will see. I mean, we are in June now and we premiere next month. Next week is our release of the third season so people will be able to catch up and get up to snuff with that then roll right into July 17th for the premiere of our fourth season.
A movie that you were in that I thought was very underrated was The Lincoln Lawyer. I think they did a great job with it. You had a small part in that. Did you know it was going to be such a good film when you got involved or did you have your fingers crossed?
BC: You know, it always starts with a script. I read the script and I liked the script. When something is well written it has a chance to be good. It doesn't mean it will be, but it has a chance. If it is not well written it won't be good. It could be popular, but it won't be good in my estimation. So with that in mind I was asked to take a look at it and I did. I really enjoyed the script and talked to the director. We were talking about which role was appropriate and what was going to work. He was assembling it. It's like putting the ingredients of a cake together. You know, when you want to rise, to be attractive, look good, and work. I really started to want to be a part of that. I said, "Look. Let me pick out a role then." William [H. Macy] was already cast and, of course, Matthew [McConaughey] was already cast. So the only real thing that was appropriate to me was one of the detectives. I chose the role that had a specific agenda and he had a counter point to the lead character, which I thought would be fun to play. As it has always been historically the case, you are susceptible to being cut. And my role was cut down in The Lincoln Lawyer and understandably. I get it. You have to have the length of the movie appropriately long to tell your story, but you don't want it too long and there are some places where you can trim it. This is a result from our society's attention span. It truly is. Can you imagine if you went on dial-up right now? [does the old sound of the internet connecting] You would be looking at it and going, "You have to be kidding me! Come on!" But at the time when dial-up started it was like, "Well, ok. This is how it works. Wow that is fast! God, the screen came on in 3 minutes! Man, that is amazingly fast!" We continue to increase our low sense of patience. We want it now, now, now! The same is true in filmmaking that we are appealing to a modern audience. When I was a kid movies were always double billed. You would always go see two movies. Can you imagine doing that now? Movies back then were always longer. They were two hours or longer. So we are talking about four and a half hours.
For me that is not a problem, but you are right. For the average movie goer they want an hour and a half of entertainment and then see you later.
BC: Right. Exactly. "I'm done. Let's do something else."
On a positive, I'm sure there will be an extended Blu-ray/DVD. For fans of the movie, like me, I'm sure I will able to see all of the footage.
BC: Hopefully they will have deleted scenes. So that is good. But it was a good movie and I enjoyed it. Personally, I thought it was one of the best things that Matthew has done. I thought he really grabbed it and I thought he did a terrific job. Brad Furman, our director, was fantastic to work with. He was patient, understanding, and wanting ideas and opinions. It was great. It was a
You're in a bunch of other things. One of the films that got a lot of buzz from Cannes was Drive, which I believe you have a part in.
BC: I haven't seen it yet. I had a great time shooting it. [Director] Nicolas Refn is a terrifically open and collaborative man. I went over to his house several times. I met with Ryan [Gosling], Albert Brooks, and our writer [Hossein Amini]. We were discussing, pitching ideas, and we would act it out. A lot of that ended up in the movie. So it was very involved from all ends. It turns out that it was well received and I am grateful for that. Again, going back, I am just so lucky. It was like, "Wow! That was a fantastic choice!" I was glad to be available and they wanted me for this. I had a great role. I was able to create this character and how he looked. He had a bum leg so I had a brace on my leg. I had a little hitch in my get along there. My character Shannon was kind of irascible. It was just a blast to play and Ryan was terrific to work with.
After you wrap on Breaking Bad in 10 days I know that you are obviously going to go do Total Recall and I see that you are also listed for Rock of Ages. So what are the next 6 months looking like for you?
BC: Right now, those are the only two things that are definite. I am doing a cameo in Rock of Ages. I talked with [director] Adam Shankman and had a nice conversation. He just painted such an attractive picture that I said, "Ok. I am going to do this." To play Catherine Zeta-Jones' husband…I was very flattered. It was like, "…really? Ok. That sounds like fun." It's like the movie that is coming out next month that I did called Larry Crowne with Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts where I was able to play Julia's husband. I was really nervous about it because I was shooting Breaking Bad's third season when Tom called and I said, "Tom, I got to tell you right now. Right now with the way I look I look more like her dad than her husband." and he goes "Your hair will grow back. It will be fine." I had a great time, of course, shooting on that film, but I was nervous. So I got into really good shape. I got one of those spray tans. I bleached my teeth. I grew my hair out and I had styled it. I just wanted to look at young as possible so that people wouldn't watch the movie and go, "When did he get with her?! How did that work?" I wanted people to go "Yeah. Ok. I can kind of see that." So I hope I pulled it off. So, yeah, Larry Crowne opens on July 1st.
I have to ask. How does your Cohaagen compare to the "original" Cohaagen from the first Total Recall?
BC: I took a different path as you will see. My path was that the Hauser character – the man I knew before his memory was erased – I am so fond of. He is a protégé of mine and I love this kid. To me, to find him and to capture him was about trying to restrain an unruly teenager of mine. I have no intention of causing him any long term damage, but he needs to be punished. He is acting out. I have to find him and give him some tough love. So that was my whole point. It is that I love him and I want to protect him at all costs, but he is just testing me. He is being challenging like a teenager would be. That is my whole approach to it as opposed to the "I want him dead!" kind of feeling. I want him alive and when it gets to a point where that might not be possible it breaks my heart.
I have to tell you that I am pretty excited for the remake. There is one hell of a cast involved.
BC: It is going to be great. I really love this new script and I think you will love it. I really do.


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Gateway Centre Hotel Complex in Rocky Mount, NC Partners with Tesla Motors to Add Electric Vehicle Charging Station to Campus
Two Universal Chargers and Four Tesla SuperChargers now available in Rocky Mount, NC
ROCKY MOUNT, NC (November 25, 2013) – The Gateway Centre Hotel Complex in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, recently celebrated their partnership with Tesla Motors to add a SuperCharger Electric Vehicle Charging station to the hotel campus with a ribbon cutting ceremony on November 14th. The Gateway Centre Hotel Complex, which consists of the Gateway Convention Center, DoubleTree by Hilton, Comfort Inn, Residence Inn and Courtyard by Marriott hotels, is excited to offer two universal chargers and four Tesla SuperChargers to guests. Conveniently located off I-95 and Highway 64 in Rocky Mount, the midpoint between New York and Florida, Tesla Motors recognized the Gateway Centre to be the ideal location for their second charging station in North Carolina, as part of their strategic plan to create a fluid network of charging stations across the US for Tesla drivers.
Tesla Motors is an American company that designs, manufactures and sells electric cars with the vision to sell electric vehicles (EVs) to mainstream consumers at affordable prices. Currently, the Tesla Model S, a luxury sedan, is the only EV compatible with the Supercharger station, which is why two universal chargers were added for Tesla and other branded EV's. "The tri-county region of Nash, Edgecombe and Wilson counties are in agreement that this initiative is creative, innovative, and fundamental to expose the tri-county region as being open to being environmentally friendly, as well as promoting travel and tourism to our areas," says Kevin Famiglietta, Area General Manager of the Gateway Centre Hotel Complex.
The new EV Charging station in Rocky Mount, NC is open to the public. Located in the parking lot of the DoubleTree hotel at 651 N. Winstead Ave, the EV charging station is easily accessible to all four Rocky Mount hotels. Patrons of Tesla's SuperCharger Station are encouraged to eat at local restaurants, such as the Texas Steakhouse or Courtyard Bistro, and stay at the Gateway Hotels, while their electric vehicles re-charge. While in Rocky Mount, take in a world-class performance at the Dunn Center for Performing Arts at North Carolina Wesleyan College or explore historical sites on the Tar River Trail or at Stonewall Manor. For more information, visit http://www.gatewaycentrerockymount.com or call (252) 937-6888.
About Gateway Centre Hotel Complex
The Gateway Centre Hotel Complex in Rocky Mount, NC consists of the Gateway Convention Center, DoubleTree by Hilton Rocky Mount, Courtyard by Marriott Rocky Mount, Residence Inn Rocky Mount and Comfort Inn Rocky Mount hotels. Conveniently located one mile off of Highway 64 and I-95, the Gateway Centre Hotel Complex is the perfect place to meet or stop by, while traveling through Rocky Mount, the midpoint between New York and Florida. The Gateway Centre provides 452 guest rooms, 10,000 sq ft of meeting space and two restaurants for Rocky Mount meetings and events. The Gateway Centre Rocky Mount is located at 101 Gateway Blvd in Rocky Mount, NC. Connect with us at google.com/+GatewayCentreRockyMount and facebook.com/GatewayCentreRockyMount.


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Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Darroze: Armagnac's Independent Bottler
Darroze is probably the most prominent independent bottler of Armagnacs. The company was founed by Francis Darroze, a restauranteur in the Bas Armagnac in the early 1970s who purchased Armagnac casks for his customers. Eventually, he purchased large enough quantities that he began bottling them for sale independent of his restaurants, and the business grew into the primary independent bottler of Armagnacs. Darroz died in 1995, but his name lives on in the bottles with the beige, script style labels and red wax caps.
Unlike the negociants of Cognac who favor blending, Darroz operates much more like a Scotch indie bottler. Each bottle of Darroz Armagnac is from a single grower/producer that is identified on the label, and many of the bottlings are vintage dated. As with independent bottlers of Scotch a decade ago, Darroz bottlings are the only way to taste the brandies of many of Armagnac's smaller growers.
As with Scotch indie bottlings, it can be difficult to track down the same bottle, and some of these are hard to find, but there are many Darroz bottlings out there, and I thought it would be worth it to taste some of their offerings to give a sense of what they do. Today I will sample three Darroz brandies from two growers, both located in La Freche in the Bas Armagnac. While I don't know the exact grape proportions, these are all made with predominantly Baco grapes.
Darroze Domaine de Salie 1988, 48% abv ($140)
The nose is all wood and spice, like the inside of a wooden box. The palate is spice-forward with cloves and powdered ginger with some nice sweetness coming in late palate. The finish comes back to cloves with some floral notes and finally, some nice earthy notes. This is a really wonderful brandy with so much spice, but in layers that add to its complexity. Really wonderful stuff, it's one to put on the list.
Darroze Domaine de Salie 1977, 35 yo, 44% abv
The nose on this is even woodier than the 1988 but with less spice and a soapy note. The palate is surprisingly sweet with pears that trail into the finish. This one is a sweeter, more one note brandy. It lacks the sophisticated wood and spice interaction that the 1988 has. Between the two, I definitely prefer the '88. I don't list a price for this one because it's the only one of the three that I couldn't find currently available.
Darroze Domaine de Coquillon 1974, 33 yo, 48.2% abv ($211)
The nose on this one is very bold with wood and spice, though the wood is more like the polished wood of a library, than the raw wood I get in the other two. The palate is really striking with tobacco, chocolate, clove and molasses. It finishes with sweet, earthy notes then develops a strong, numbing menthol. This is a dense, flavorful brandy. The nose and early palate are wonderful but then it becomes a bit too sweet and syrupy, which makes me wonder if there are boise and sweeteners in it.
Darroze clearly knows what they are doing, and I'll be looking for new bottles from new growers. Back in the good old days, Wine & Liquor Depot in Van Nuys used to have a huge selection of Darroze bottlings. As with their independent Scotch, the selection has dwindled, but last time I visited, there was still a smattering of old Darroze bottles on the shelves. It's certainly worth checking out if you're looking for these.
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Part of the reason the Darroze has dwindled in retailers is because they lost their importer. For more than a year they had no representation in the U.S. Now they're back with a small wine importer who, while supportive, doesn't have the ability to invest in more than a few expressions at a time. We've got a smattering of what's available right now. We tasted through everything Darroze had back in 2012. It took us like five hours. They've got the goods.
- May 8, 2013 at 9:13 AM
- sku said...
Thanks for the info David. Hopefully, the pipeline will open back up at some point. It would be great to have more of these on the shelf here.
I didn't recall you bringing in any Darroze exclusives in 2012. Did you visit them on either of your trips?
- May 8, 2013 at 10:15 AM
We did visit them and we did have a marathon tasting session. It was overwhelming. We didn't bring any in because they weren't as competitive price-wise. Unlike Scotland, where there are very few distilleries who will sell us whisky directly, almost every estate in Armagnac is willing to do business. Darroze, in essence, is another middleman who adds on their percentage to the price. Some of their brandies are truly worth the extra cash, but we couldn't justify an extra $50 to $70 in most cases.
- May 8, 2013 at 10:38 AM
Haha, when I saw this title, my first though was, "oh man, Sku is going to make me take a trip up to Wine and Liquor Depot."
Its clearly been too long since I've been up there, but it is interesting to hear that they are finally selling their Darroze bottlings. It used to be a huge display.
- May 8, 2013 at 11:04 AM
David D, good point on being the middle man (the role of the negociant there), though Darroze, in some cases, controls the entire output for some estates because he bought out the producers. It may be more like Number One Drinks and Karuizawa than the random IB.
Sku, you wouldn't believe how tough it was to find some Darroze expressions if you're looking for particular estates. I had to get my Darroze '77s directly from France (about 80 Euro/bottle).
- May 8, 2013 at 4:26 PM
Also, Domaine de Salie is 100% Baco grape and Coquillon uses 60% Baco and 40% Ugni Blanc. Darroze bottlings also come with little information sheets about the bottle, usually with information about the estate and some tasting notes. That's where I'm pulling the information. Darroze claims not to add anything, even water, to the Armagnacs that he bottles, but he's just buying from barrel.
- May 9, 2013 at 2:07 AM
Anyone know anything about the following? A shop local to me has access to them but I can't find any info and not sure if I should grab anything. Are these really great? Rare?
Busquet 1972
Peyrot 1965
Pounon 1970
Thanks in advance for any help.
- May 12, 2013 at 8:05 PM
Hi sevens,
I've had the Peyrot and the Pounon, but have yet to have anything from Busquet. Do you know how much time in barrel those bottles have? The Peyrot was excellent despite showing a lot of citric character from its time in barrel. Unfortunately, I don't recall the grape varietals used or the locations of either the estates. Looking back through my notes on Pounon, I'd assume that there's a little bacco and maybe ugni blanc, but that's just silly speculation on my part.
I thought that the Peyrot was a touch better than the two Pounons that I've had, but it's a minor degree and falls within the realm of personal preference than fundamental quality.
All are "rare" in that the production of them was limited, and it's probably not easy to get or replace. Some expressions from Darroze are brought almost exclusively for the US, others stay in Europe.
I hope that this helps a little
- May 13, 2013 at 4:34 AM
Thank you very much for the information - much appreciated! I couldn't resist purchasing a bottle. Mora's in NY had a few bottles of the Busquet 1972 at what I think is a fair price. I think they have a couple left and I might go back and get them if I like this as much as I think I will. It is 100% Baco, distilled to 54% and bottled after 40 years in barrel at 47%. Thanks sku for posting about darroze because I wouldn't have even thought to look if I didn't see the blog. Thanks again Numen for the info.
- May 14, 2013 at 10:19 AM
Congratulations on the purchase! I hope that you enjoy it, and look forward to getting your thoughts on it. In general, there isn't much in the way of information, discussion, or reviews of brandy, but a few people post on thecognacforum (myself included) with our takes on various things.
- May 14, 2013 at 7:23 PM


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I would like to suggest a toggle switch for an activity - "Elapsed time or moving time" - which can be specified on run by run basis so that if I want to see my pace based on total elapsed time, I can; and vice versa.
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All professional education content courses leading to certification shall include teaching and assessment of the Wisconsin Content Standards in the content area.
In this column, list the Wisconsin Content Standards that are included in this course. The Standards for each content area are found in the Wisconsin Content Standards document.
In this column, indicate the nature of the performance assessments used in this course to evaluate student proficiency in each standard.
The structures within the discipline, the historical roots and evolving nature of mathematics, and the interaction between technology and the discipline.
Students use graphing calculators to investigate functions and series.
Facilitating the building of student conceptual and procedural understanding.
Students are tested on their understanding of calculus concepts from algebraic, numerical, and graphical perspectives. Students are tested on their ability to follow a strategy for evaluating integrals and a strategy for determining convergence of series.
Helping all students build understanding of the discipline including:
. Confidence in their abilities to utilize mathematical knowledge.
. Awareness of the usefulness of mathematics.
. The economic implications of fine mathematical preparation.
Students integrate their knowledge from previous courses in Algebra, Trigonometry and Calculus with the new calculus they are learning, gaining confidence in their ability to utilize mathematical knowledge. Students investigate applications of exponential functions and separable differential equations to the sciences.
Exploring, conjecturing, examining and testing all aspects of problem solving.
Students explore and make conjectures when determining the convergence or divergence of series. Students explore different integration techniques to determine which technique will work for a particular integral.
Formulating and posing worthwhile mathematical tasks, solving problems using several strategies, evaluating results, generalizing solutions, using problem solving approaches effectively, and applying mathematical modeling to real-world situations.
Students evaluate a single integral using different integration techniques and determine the convergence of a single series using different tests for convergence. Students are tested on their ability to use problem solving approaches effectively. Some real-world applications are found in homework assignments.
Making convincing mathematical arguments, framing mathematical questions and conjectures, formulating counter-examples, constructing and evaluating arguments, and using intuitive, informal exploration and formal proof.
Students make convincing mathematical arguments about the convergence or divergence of series.
Expressing ideas orally, in writing, and visually-, using mathematical language, notation, and symbolism; translating mathematical ideas between and among contexts.
Students express their understanding of calculus concepts algebraically, numerically and graphically on written tests and assignments.
Connecting the concepts and procedures of mathematics, drawing connections between mathematical strands, between mathematics and other disciplines, and with daily life.
Students make connections between the general idea of an inverse function in a calculus context and the specific examples of these functions: logarithms, arcsine, arctangent. Students make connections between the procedure of testing series and the theories behind the tests for convergence.
Selecting appropriate representations to facilitate mathematical problem solving and translating between and among representations to explicate problem-solving situations.
Students solve problems using algebraic, graphical and numeric approaches choosing one approach to understand the question, another to solve the problem and perhaps, a third to demonstrate the result. This is done with problems such as evaluating limits and definite integrals. Students learn a forth way to represent functions: in addition to algebraic, graphic, and numerical representations, they learn to represent functions with Taylor series. Students use Taylor series representations to solve integration and limit problems.
Mathematical processes including:
. Problem solving.
. Communication.
. Reasoning and formal and informal argument.
. Mathematical connections.
. Representations.
. Technology.
On tests and assignments, students solve problems; communicate their results mathematically; give formal justifications of their reasoning; make connections between theory and example; make connections between algebraic, graphical and numerical viewpoints of a question; represent functions algebraically, numerically, graphically and with series; and use graphing calculators to study functions and series.
Number operations and relationships from both abstract and concrete perspectives identifying real world applications, and representing and connecting mathematical concepts and procedures including:
. Number sense.
. Set theory.
. Number and operation.
. Composition and decomposition of numbers, including place value, primes, factors, multiples, inverses, and the extension of these concepts throughout mathematics.
. Number systems through the real numbers, their properties and relations.
. Computational procedures.
. Proportional reasoning.
. Number theory.
Students approximate definite integrals and limits numerically. Students deepen their understanding of the real numbers through the study of infinite series and by series representations of decimals.
Mathematical concepts and procedures, and the connections among them for teaching upper level number operations and relationships including:
. Advanced counting procedures, including union and intersection of sets, and parenthetical operations.
. Algebraic and transcendental numbers.
. The complex number system, including polar coordinates.
. Approximation techniques as a basis for numerical integration, fractals, and numerical-based proofs.
. Situations in which numerical arguments presented in a variety of classroom and real-world situations (e.g., political, economic, scientific, social) can be created and critically evaluated.
. Opportunities in which acceptable limits of error can be assessed (e.g., evaluating strategies, testing the reasonableness of results, and using technology to carry out computations).
Students do beginning work in polar coordinates from a calculus perspective. They graph functions, calculate areas, find tangent lines and calculate arc lengths in polar coordinates. Students do beginning work in numerical integration.
Geometry and measurement from both abstract and concrete perspectives and to identify real world applications, and mathematical concepts, procedures and connections among them including:
. Formal and informal argument.
. Names, properties, and relationships of two- and three-dimensional shapes.
. Spatial sense.
. Spatial reasoning and the use of geometric models to represent, visualize, and solve problems.
. Transformations and the ways in which rotation, reflection, and translation of shapes can illustrate concepts, properties, and relationships.
. Coordinate geometry systems including relations between coordinate and synthetic geometry, and generalizing geometric principles from a two-dimensional system to a three-dimensional system.
. Concepts of measurement, including measurable attributes, standard and non-standard units, precision and accuracy, and use of appropriate tools.
. The structure of systems of measurement, including the development and use of measurement systems and the relationships among different systems. Measurement including length, area, volume, size of angles, weight and mass, time, temperature, and money.
. Measuring, estimating, and using measurement to describe and compare geometric phenomena.
. Indirect measurement and its uses, including developing formulas and procedures for determining measure to solve problems.
Students compare rectangular and polar coordinates. Students use calculus to measure areas and arc lengths.
Mathematical concepts, procedures, and the connections among them for teaching upper level geometry and measurement including:
. Systems of geometry, including Euclidean, non-Euclidean, coordinate, transformational, and projective geometry.
. Transformations, coordinates, and vectors and their use in problem solving. Three-dimensional geometry and its generalization to other dimensions. Topology, including topological properties and transformations.
. Opportunities to present convincing arguments by means of demonstration, informal proof, counter-examples, or other logical means to show the truth of statements and/or generalizations.
Not assessed in this course.
Statistics and probability from both abstract and concrete perspectives and to identify real world applications, and the mathematical concepts, procedures and the connections between them including:
. Use of data to explore real-world issues.
. The process of investigation including formulation of a problem, designing a data collection plan, and collecting, recording, and organizing data.
. Data representation through graphs, tables, and summary statistics to describe data distributions, central tendency, and variance.
. Analysis and interpretation of data.
. Randomness, sampling, and inference.
. Probability as a way to describe chances or risk in simple and compound events.
. Outcome prediction based on experimentation or theoretical probabilities.
Some use of data is incorporated when students calculate definite integrals numerically.
Mathematical concepts, procedures, and the connections among them for teaching upper level statistics and probability including:
. Use of the random variable in the generation and interpretation of probability distributions.
. Descriptive and inferential statistics, measures of disbursement, including validity and reliability, and correlation.
. Probability theory and its link to inferential statistics.
. Discrete and continuous probability distributions as bases for inference.
. Situations in which students can analyze, evaluate, and critique the methods and conclusions of statistical experiments reported in journals, magazines, news media, advertising, etc.
Not assessed in this course.
Functions, algebra, and basic concepts underlying calculus from both abstract and concrete perspectives and to identify real world applications, and the mathematical concepts, procedures and the connections among them including:
. Patterns.
. Functions as used to describe relations and to model real world situations.
. Representations of situations that involve variable quantities with expressions, equations and inequalities and that include algebraic and geometric relationships.
. Multiple representations of relations, the strengths and limitations of each representation, and conversion from one representation to another.
. Attributes of polynomial, rational, trigonometric, algebraic, and exponential functions.
. Operations on expressions and solution of equations, systems of equations and inequalities using concrete, informal, and formal methods.
. Underlying concepts of calculus, including rate of change, limits, and approximations for irregular areas.
Students identify patterns in all aspects of the course. Students use functions to describe real world exponential growth and decay problems. Students represent functions in four ways: algebraically, graphically, numerically and as Taylor series; and convert from one representation to another. Students gain a deeper understanding of polynomials in their study of Taylor series. Students work with limits, derivatives and integrals of polynomial, rational, trigonometric, algebraic and exponential functions. Students focus on the attributes of the inverses of such functions, from algebraic, graphical and numerical perspectives. Students demonstrate knowledge of the underlying concepts of calculus, including, rate of change, limits, and approximations for irregular areas.
Mathematical concepts, procedures, and the connections among them for teaching upper level functions, algebra, and concepts of calculus including:
. Concepts of calculus, including limits (epsilon-delta) and tangents, derivatives, integrals, and sequences and series.
. Modeling to solve problems.
. Calculus techniques including finding limits, derivatives, integrals, and using special rules.
. Calculus applications including modeling, optimization, velocity and acceleration, area, volume, and center of mass.
. Numerical and approximation techniques including Simpson's rule, trapezoidal rule, Newton's Approximation, and linearization.
. Multivariate calculus.
. Differential equations.
Students demonstrate knowledge of the concepts of calculus, including limits (from an intuitive viewpoint), tangents, derivatives, sequences and series. Students use modeling to solve exponential growth and decay problems. Students use calculus techniques to find limits, derivatives, and integrals. Students apply calculus to the problems of area, exponential growth and decay and arc length. Students approximate integrals using Simpson's Rule, and the trapezoidal rule.
Discrete processes from both abstract and concrete perspectives and to identify real world applications, and the mathematical concepts, procedures and the connections among them including:
. Counting techniques.
. Representation and analysis of discrete mathematics problems using sequences, graph theory, arrays, and networks.
. Iteration and recursion.
Not assessed in this course.
Mathematical concepts, procedures, and the connections among them for teaching upper level discrete mathematics including:
. Topics, including symbolic logic, induction, linear programming, and finite graphs.
. Matrices as a mathematical system, and matrices and matrix operations as tools for recording information and for solving problems.
. Developing and analyzing algorithms.
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Fandango's Provocative Question #4
Knowing and Not Knowing
Is it better to know or not? Well … don't you think that it's a matter of what you are talking about?
If the question is "what am I getting for my birthday, I probably shouldn't know, though usually if I do know I can at least get it in the right size. Otherwise, I'm pretty sure it won't fit. My beloved husband is sure I'm at least three sizes smaller than I really am. I appreciate the thought, but that sweater is NOT going to fit!
On the other hand, I really want to know if my chimney is about to fall down. I want to know if strange animals are taking up residence in my attic or basement. Because I have to fix those things. Not knowing will ultimately make the problem worse.
I learned several things over the past few days.
We do not have any more mice. They are all dead and gone. We have to keep after them because we have a warm cozy house in the middle of a cold woods, but for the nonce, no mice. Phew.
The ants are gone too. So are the stink bugs and those puffy weird many-legged things.
Duke the dog is the healthiest living dog on the planet and he needs to be walked, even though he runs like the wind most of the time. That's definitely a Garry job and this is an unfortunate time to try to deal with it. It is getting very cold, very fast. It will be snowy before the weekend. We have no sidewalks, no lights, and no safe place to walk without driving into town to a park … and once it snows, they don't clear the pathways. This may have to wait until spring.
Unless winter decides to not come at all and suddenly, it's summer again. Which I would usually say couldn't happen, but lately, who knows?
There are no seasons, there are no patterns. There's just strange weather and more rain than we've had ever in recorded weather history, about 150 years.
So the dog, having been to the vet, is healthy, very smart, and has a lot of Lhasa Apso and Boston Terrier in there … plus something else. All Asian dog DNA. Except for Tinker the Thinker, the Duke is probably our smartest ever dog.
We have to get him something called a martingale which is a low-level choke collar. Can't put a gentle leader on him for two amusing reasons. First, his snout is too short. All that Asian dog flat-faced DNA … and because the vet says he'd figure out how to remove it in about 5 seconds. Maybe less.
Smart dog.
"Hey," she said, "I rescued a whack dog too. He'd been returned to the shelter twice. If I didn't take him, no one would. So he's crazy, wild, and mine."
I suggested maybe more Prozac.
"For you?" she suggested. I nodded. I don't think anything will calm him down, but if I get calm enough, it won't matter.
Despite my continuing attempts to make my life easier, I seem to be making it more complicated. Maybe "simple" isn't for me. Maybe I need to be busy and mentally involved.
Each time I think I know who and what I am, I discover whatever I knew was yesterday's information. By the time I know something, I'm already well on my way to becoming someone else. I am always becoming someone else. There's no end to it and maybe that's as it should be, at least for me.
To know or not to know?
I doubt there is a sensible answer to that. I need to know what I need to know. How can I know whether or not I need to know something — anything — until I already have enough data on which to make a reasoned choice?
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We Chat With Pastry Chef Megan Ketover on Loving Cincinnati and Toughening Up for Top Chef
"I like being a part of this, and bringing national attention to Cincinnati—that makes me happy. I found such a supportive and wonderful place to work and I work with really great people, so I know we can accomplish more together as a team than I could accomplish in a "big pond" on my own."
Megan Ketover didn't always know that she would become a career pastry chef, but after working consistently in bakeries she decided to make the jump, studying and then teaching at the Midwest Culinary Institute. Three years ago she took over the pastry department at the stunning Orchids at Palm Court, where she works with Executive Chef Todd Kelly to feature fresh ingredients (sourced locally as much as possible) in presentations that are impressive in both execution and comforting in design.
As much as Cincinnati's savory chef scene is progressing by leaps and bounds, Ketover recognizes that there's not a similar abundance of chefs in town focusing on the sweet side. She's doing her part, staying in town even after an appearance on Top Chef: Just Desserts meant she could easily move into a bigger city and playing field. It's clear that Cincinnati has her heart, and she'd rather stick around and help it continue to grow.
Ketover focuses on improving a bit every day, whether that means playing with a new ratio of ingredients in her bread recipe or perfecting the viscosity of a ganache. An herb garden on the 16th floor of the building supplies herbs for that bread, bringing her team even closer to their products than the local wheat they have milled to her liking. And she revels in building the kinds of relationships with her diners that are possible in a small city that, to her, sometimes feels comfortingly like a small town.
We caught up in the cavernous Palm Court about why Cincinnati is an exciting place to be working right now, how she toughened up for Top Chef, and what she hopes the future holds.
What about working professionally in Cincinnati is working for you? I love the fact that the Cincinnati food scene is growing as much as it is. I've lived here my whole life, so I have that rich history and it pulls up a lot of memories for me. I remember going to Hathaways as a kid down in Carew Towers when it was jam packed to get a chocolate milkshake, things like that.
Do you pull a lot of your desserts from nostalgia? Yes, and the classics in general. I do classic flavors with a nostalgic twist, like adding some malt powder or a little brown butter or caramel, things that are comforting. But because of the space that we're in, I try to do it in an elegant way—being in a spot this beautiful, I can't just throw sprinkles on the plate.
When you first came here, what was the biggest challenge you had to meet personally? One of the things I love so much about it here is the volume we go through; we do dinner service every night with three types of mignardise, and sometimes we'll have two thousand covers in banquets on top of that. So sometimes the biggest challenge is just figuring out how to organize it all, and some of that felt daunting to me at the time, because there was just so much to do in any one day. There's such a difference with how humidity and temperature play into the things you do daily, so more than the ingredient it's the volume we have to figure out, so we can serve the freshest stuff possible. But we have a great team in the pastry department and a couple of them have been here for a really long time now so everyone knows what they're doing.
With the growing food scene here, are you noticing a greater education in your diners? Absolutely. When we do food events around town we might have 400 different people coming to sample at our table and it used to be you would say an ingredient and someone would be like, "I have no idea what hibiscus is." Not that it's anything crazy, but now people are like, "Oh, yeah, I buy hibiscus at Findlay Market and I take it home and make sangria with it!"
Despite that, has there ever been a dessert you put on the menu you were concerned wouldn't be received well? Yeah, because Cincinnati used to be a very meat-and-potatoes kind of town where people ate at the same restaurants because they'd always eaten there. So while people are looking for more interesting things I don't do anything too crazy, because you never know how something even like sweet corn ice cream is going to go down. Sometimes people eat it and they're expecting it to not be very good, like, "It's interesting, but I don't really want a bowl of it." But I do it in such a way that I get the essence of that corn and tie in brown butter and a little brown sugar and blackberries, all things that grow and go together. It's really delicious, and people are constantly sending messages or telling their server how much they love it.
Do you feel that communication is unique to your relationships here, too? One of the other things I really enjoy about this town is because it's not a huge city it doesn't take two years before somebody makes it through all the restaurants, so you're really able to make relationships with your diners. And as chefs I feel that it's part of our jobs to educate people and to introduce them to new ideas or a new way of thinking about something. One of my favorite things about going out or talking to people or reading their memoir is hearing how other people talk about or think about food, because it makes perfect sense to me that certain flavors go together, but I like to see how it rolls around in other people's heads together as well.
Did you feel like you were from a small town when you went on Top Chef? I don't think I even thought about it as petrifying, and maybe I should of! But for the most part I had really hardened myself, because I know I'm the nice girl; I can be firm, but I'm usually the one smiling and asking for things politely because that's the way I like things to be. So I'm sitting on the plane with my headphones on, trying to get pumped up; I'm not going to be friends with anybody, I'm not going to be nice to anybody, I'm here to win! And then three days in it was Rebecca's birthday and I was like, "Happy birthday! I love you so much! What would I ever do without you?!" We all wanted to win—you don't go on if you don't want to win—but there was a lot of taking care of each other. Pastry chefs really want to be in control and we had all of our control taken away from us, so if somebody was looking for something you helped them, and there was a lot of collaboration that way. And, again, I love to see how different people work with food, so if you have lemons or raspberries or whatever I love to see how 14 different people do with it.
How were you received coming home? I wasn't allowed to say where I'd been, so I had to keep these weird lies; a lot of people thought I was in rehab or something! So I kept running through those ten episodes and exactly what happened, because you have no idea which 45 minutes of 40 hours is going to make it on there, so I was a little bit more anxious than maybe I would have otherwise been. I was like, what if everybody hates it or I'm awful or I look like a jerk or an idiot? You have the time to think through all of those steps, because it's completely out of your control. And people in Cincinnati could not have been any nicer, any more supportive.
Did your ambitions change after that? On Top Chef that they'd pepper me with, "Do you want to be in a small pond, or do you want to be in a big pond?" I like being a part of this, and bringing national attention to Cincinnati—that makes me happy. I found such a supportive and wonderful place to work and I work with really great people, so I know we can accomplish more together as a team than I could accomplish in a "big pond" on my own. I just hope that the trend continues, and that it continues to grow. There aren't a ton of pastry chefs in the city, so I'd love to see some new pastry chefs stay here and take on new challenges. I want to kind of see the explosion in the pastry world that has happened in the savory world here, and I hope we continue to have evolution a little bit at a time.
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The Supreme Court of Canada has denied Carol Berner's request to appeal her conviction for impaired driving that caused the death of four-year-old Alexa Middelaer in Ladner five years ago.
As is its custom, the Supreme Court gave no reason for its decision Wednesday morning, and the motion to appeal was dismissed without costs.
Berner was convicted in 2010 for the May 17, 2008 crash that killed Alexa as she was feeding a horse in the 4300-block of 64th Street. Middelaer's aunt was also hit and suffered critical injuries in the crash.
Berner was found guilty on charges of impaired driving causing death, impaired driving causing bodily harm, dangerous driving causing death and dangerous driving causing bodily harm.
In 2011, Berner was sentenced to two and a half years in prison and given a five-year driving ban. She asked the B.C. Court of Appeal to overturn the conviction but that request was also dismissed.
In that appeal, Berner'ser lawyer David Tarnow had argued that the police failed to give Berner a charter warning about her rights before asking her to take a roadside sobriety test, which she failed, at the scene of the accident.
Tarnow contends that Berner was placed in the back of a locked police car by the first Delta police officer to arrive on the scene and, while she was in the car, was asked if she'd been drinking.
Berner said she admitted she'd had two glasses of wine some time previous but was showing no signs of impairment. It was only after she had failed the roadside test that she was given the standard warning, said Berner.
However, the Crown argued the accident happened because Berner — who had consumed between a third to half a bottle of wine — was driving in excess of 90 kilometres an hour in a 50 km/h zone and lost control as she went over speed bumps, causing her to over-steer and fishtail before smashing into the aunt's parked car then hitting both victims.
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BANGKOK - A leading international rights group on Monday accused authorities in Myanmar, including Buddhist monks, of fomenting an organized campaign of ethnic cleansing against the country's Rohingya Muslim minority that killed hundreds of people and forced 125,000 from their homes.
Human Rights Watch also described the bloody wave of violence and massacres in western Rakhine state last year as crimes against humanity, and slammed the government of President Thein Sein for failing to bring the perpetrators to justice months after mobs of Buddhists armed with machetes and homemade guns razed thousands of Muslim homes.
While state security forces sometimes intervened to protect fleeing Muslims, more often they fueled the unrest, the rights group said, either by standing by idle or directly participating in atrocities. One soldier reportedly told a Muslim man whose village was ablaze: "The only thing you can do is pray to save your lives."
The allegations, detailed in a new report by the New York-based rights group, came the same day the European Union lifted all sanctions on Myanmar except an arms embargo to reward the Southeast Asian nation for its progress toward democratic rule.
Win Myaing, a government spokesman for Rakhine state, strongly rejected the allegations against state security forces, saying Human Rights Watch investigators "don't understand the situation on the ground."
He said there the government had no prior knowledge of impending attacks and deployed forces to stop the unrest.
"We don't want unrest in the country because such incidents stall the democratic process and affect development," he said.
The spread of sectarian violence has posed one of the greatest challenges yet to Thein Sein's nascent government as it takes unprecedented steps to liberalize the country after almost half a century of military dictatorship. Rakhine state was shaken twice by anti-Muslim violence — first in June, then again in October. In March, unrest spread for the first time to central Myanmar, where dozens of people were killed in the city of Meikhtila.
In Washington, State Department spokesman Patrick Ventrell said the U.S. is aware of the allegations in the Human Rights Watch report and is looking into them. The U.S. remains concerned about violence directed against religious and ethnic minorities in Myanmar and continues to call on the government to prevent further outbreaks of violence and allow unhindered humanitarian access to the displaced, he said.
Also Monday, the British Broadcasting Corp. aired dramatic video footage showing police in Meikhtila standing by as looting, arson and multiple attacks against Muslims were underway.
One scene showed a charred man thought to be Muslim lying prostrate on the ground, badly burned but apparently still alive. As one person said, "Let him die, no water for him," several police walked past. Another scene showed a young Muslim man who had tried to flee being forced out of a thicket of green reeds and beaten by an angry crowd that included a Buddhist monk who was armed with a stick. The BBC said much of the footage was filmed by police.
In western Myanmar, the crisis goes back decades and is rooted in a highly controversial dispute over where the region's Muslim inhabitants are really from. Although many Rohingya have lived in Myanmar for generations, they are widely denigrated by majority Buddhists as foreign intruders who came from neighbouring Bangladesh to steal scarce land.
The U.N. estimates their number at 800,000. The government does not count them as one of the country's 135 ethnic groups, and — like Bangladesh — denies them citizenship.
Human rights groups say racism also plays a role: Many Rohingya, who speak a distinct Bengali dialect and resemble Muslim Bangladeshis, have darker skin and are heavily discriminated against.
While the June violence was apparently triggered spontaneously by the rape and murder of a 28-year-old Buddhist woman by three Muslim men the previous month, the violence in October "was clearly much more organized and planned," Human Rights Watch said.
The report detailed how officials from the powerful Rakhine Nationalities Development Party, as well as Buddhist monks, publically vilified the Rohingya after the June riots. They encouraged segregation, the boycott of Muslim businesses, and described the Rohingya living among them as a threat to the state.
"These groups and others issued numerous anti-Rohingya pamphlets and public statements, explicitly or implicitly denying the existence of the Rohingya ethnicity, demonizing them, and calling for their removal from the country, at times using the phrase 'ethnic cleansing,'" Human Rights Watch said. "The statements frequently were released in connection with organized meetings and in full view of local, state, and national authorities who raised no concerns."
Then, starting Oct. 23, ethnic Rakhine mobs attacked Muslim communities in nine townships over the course of a single week, forcing tens of thousands to flee. The deadliest attack occurred that day in the village of Yan Thei, where Buddhist mobs armed with machetes killed 70 Rohingya, including 28 children.
"Despite advance warning of the attack, only a small number of riot police, local police, and army soldiers were on duty to provide security, but they assisted the killings by disarming the Rohingya of their sticks and other rudimentary weapons they carried to defend themselves," the report said.
Phil Robertson, deputy Asia director of Human Rights watch, said Myanmar's "government engaged in a campaign of ethnic cleansing against the Rohingya that continues today through the denial of aid and restrictions on movement."
"The government needs to put an immediate stop to the abuses and hold the perpetrators accountable or it will be responsible for further violence," he said.
Associated Press writer Matthew Pennington in Washington contributed to this report.


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CHINA (Sichuan and Gansu Provinces) - joint efforts to preserve the giant panda and its habitat in the Minshan Landscape
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The 2004 Panda Survey concluded that 1,600 giant pandas survive in the wild.
The pandas are scattered in 20 isolated populations in 6 major landscapes in southwestern China in the upper Yangtze River basin. Almost 1/2 of these pandas are found in the Minshan landscape, shared by Sichuan and Gansu provinces.
In a major development, the provincial governments of Sichuan and Gansu have each committed to establish new protected areas (PAs), linking corridors and co-managed areas to ensure all the pandas in Minshan are both protected and reconnected to ensure their long term health and survival. This represents the designation of almost 1.6 million hectares of panda habitat. Both provincial governments have also committed to establish PAs for other wildlife totaling an additional 900,000 hectares by 2010.
WWF, the global conservation organization, recognizes these commitments by the 2 provincial governments as a Gift to the Earth – symbolising a globally significant conservation achievement and inspiring environmental leadership.
As China's economy continues its rapid development, it is more important than ever to conserve the forest home of the giant panda – not just to safeguard this well-loved species, but also to maintain the subsistence fisheries and water resources essential for the livelihoods and subsistence needs of the nearly 40% of China's people who share the Yangtze River basin with the giant panda.


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From celebrity chefs to fine-dining restaurants, distinctive Japanese food ingredients are fast becoming the darling of the food and beverage scene across Europe.
These are exciting times for anything Japanese in Europe. The recent announcement that the European Union (EU) and Japan have agreed in principle to ratify a free trade agreement (FTA) was a much-needed boost amid current anxieties faced by the EU such as Brexit, economic difficulties, political conflicts and migration issues.
For me, being based here in Italy and actively involved over the years in introducing Japanese food ingredients to consumers in this part of the world, the FTA is expected to significantly impact the flow of Asian cuisine into Europe, Japanese food in particular.
While imports from Japan to the EU have become synonymous with automobiles, electronics, machinery, optical and medical instruments and chemicals, food ingredients from Japan are rapidly gaining in popularity with consumers over here. Today, terms such as yuzu, sudachi and konatsu are becoming as familiar as brands such as Nissan, Honda, Canon, Sony and Uniqlo.
I believe there are three big opportunities that await food manufacturers who are keen on bringing Japanese food ingredients to the European markets.
Even before the proclamation of the historic FTA, Japan has become the EU's second biggest trading partner in Asia after China. The Japan Business Council in Europe stated that the EU's imports from Japan totaled Euro 59.8 billion or 3.5 percent of its total imports in 2015.
Once the FTA is ratified, this trading bloc will cover 640 million people, 30 percent of the world's gross domestic product and 40 percent of global trade by volume. It is the single largest FTA ever undertaken and agreed upon by any country or region in the world.
Among the key items in the deal include the EU reducing restrictions on Japanese automakers in European markets and Japan eliminating its high tariffs on wine and dairy imports over the next ten to 15 years.
Following the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant incident in 2011, the EU had put in place strict controls over all imported feed and food products originating in or consigned from Japan. Six years on, the imports of all food from Japan are still heavily restricted and subject to strict quarantine and inspection requirements.
However, many countries around the world, including those in the EU, have taken steps to gradually lift these import restrictions including on rice, vegetables, beef and marine products from Japan.
EU officials recently said that they are looking to revise import regulations for some food products from 13 of Japan's 47 prefectures. Rice from Fukushima as well as mushrooms and seafood from other regions would be among those set to be exempted from the list of restricted food items.
The craving for Japanese culture and cuisine has been on the ascent across Europe over the last decade. Having initially stirred European consumers' interest as an exotic fare, Japanese food has now become fashionable due to its stimulating flavors and unique combination of food textures.
One example is the yuzu or Japanese citrus fruit. Consumers instantly fell in love with the distinctive fragrance of the yuzu when it was first introduced to Europe several years back. It offers a unique blend of the bitterness of grapefruit and the sweetness of lemon and mandarin orange.
The Kochi Shimbun newspaper reported that in a mere two years after the EU opened its doors to fresh yuzu in 2012, import volume reached JY 130 million in 2015. Today, the vitamin C-rich fruit is regularly featured on cooking shows for its nutritious values and recommended by celebrity chefs including Jamie Oliver and Nigel Slater.
Much like the yuzu, the sudachi, a small, round and green Japanese citrus fruit is also quickly finding its way into European dishes. Typically, the sour citrus is not consumed as a fruit, but instead used as food flavoring or as garnish with Japanese dishes such as fish, soba, udon, nabe and beverages.
Beyond its unique taste, Japanese food ingredients are also growing in stature owing in some extent to how the world sees Japan – a nation built on a culture of producing high quality products, a healthy population and emphasis on safety; the very same elements you would demand from the food served to you.
If you are keen on tapping these opportunities for the food and beverage market here in Europe, reach out to me with your ideas.
Key challenges in sourcing for Japanese food ingredients
As the popularity of Japanese pop culture and its entertainment industry expands into the rest of Asia, along with it comes the desire for the country's cuisine as food manufacturers and food and beverage (F&B) operators strive to fulfill consumer demand.


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Mozart's ultimate bad boy meets his match in Anna Netrebko, the opera world's "hottest female star." Don Giovanni stars Peter Mattei as the philandering Don, with Bryn Terfel as his sidekick Leporello, and the velvety voiced Ms. Netrebko as the much-abused Donna Anna. This audience favorite, for both its surprisingly modern plot and soaring melodies, is broadcast from opening night at La Scala, with Daniel Barenboim at the podium.
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Once viewed by some operators as merely a passing trend, functional core training has quickly become a revenue-boosting fitness movement at many fitness facilities, especially since it most often is provided through personal training, small group training or larger-scale group exercise classes.
The transition of functional core training from fad to mainstream has been gradual but consistent. The past nine IDEA equipment and programming surveys documented increases in abdominals classes and core-conditioning classes, says Douglas Brooks, the director of education at RealRyder International, Santa Monica, CA. Growth has come as fitness professionals and members have gained a better understanding of the core.
"Education and programming drives product sales," he says. "Logically, it would follow suit that with this continued emphasis in equipment used to train the core would come a better understanding of how to train the core. The industry has moved away from isolated core training to training the core in an integrated fashion, considering the science of fascia and its contribution to movement."
Crunch Regional Group Fitness Director Kendell Hogan agrees that ab work is "no longer just about getting a six-pack." At Crunch, New York, multiple group exercise classes address functional core training, including BodyWeb (which uses the TRX Suspension Trainer), Transformer (which uses the three-dimensional rubber tubing system called the Core Transformer), BOSU Body and BOSU Bootcamp (which focus on strength and balance work on the BOSU Balance Trainer), and Ab Attack (which features both standing and floor work). These classes are so popular at Crunch that many times they "sell out," meaning that there isn't enough equipment for everyone who wants to participate.
"It's definitely more popular now, and there is a direct correlation between the education that instructors are currently able to provide and the increased amount of equipment and knowledge that are now available," Hogan says. "Instructors have been able to show through creative exercise selection and verbal instruction the importance of functional core training."
It is a similar story at Yakima Athletic Club and YAC Fitness in Yakima, WA, which had a complete return on investment of their functional core training equipment in just six months. The clubs have offered small-group and large-group training for more than two years and launched TRX Team Training Camp, a small-group boot camp using the TRX, last November.
The camps have been "wildly popular," says Carrie Sattler, who is general manager of both clubs.
"We have always understood that total body movements and combined movements will target the core—but how to put that into a program is what has been always missing," Sattler says. "With the TRX Suspension Trainer coming into the industry within the past few years, we found the tool that we knew we needed to pull everything together in a more comprehensive way."
At the RealRyder Cycling Studio in Brentwood, CA, members get a full functional core workout using a variety of equipment, including the Core Transformer, the TRX, dumbbells, stability and medicine balls, mats, and, of course, the RealRyder bikes.
The studio holds between eight to 10 classes per day with about 10 to 25 participants per class, depending on the time of the day, says Rachelle Ambrose, general manager of the studio.
"In our studio, our entire focus is core and functional training—along with cardio," Ambrose says. "Some of our classes are just on the bike, some integrate the Core Transformer, and some integrate body-weight strength training."
With various pieces of functional core training equipment available, Linda LaRue, creator of Crunchless Abs and the Core Transformer, advises that all clubs offer some kind of core training to members, whether through personal training or group exercise.
In fact, if clubs do not begin offering this programming, the bottom line may suffer, she says.
"Functional core is now considered an essential part of any and all group or one-on-one training programs," LaRue says. "That's because all movement begins first and always from the core. Not offering essential core-movement programming would place a club at a distinct marketing deficit regarding having a well-rounded program."


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